Alessandro
@poli.sisti.ca
Posts on public policy (in 🇨🇦 or abroad), humanities, classical music, altruism effective and ineffective. Many silly posts. Toronto-adjacent.
this is the biggest innovation in "putting grain inside other grain" since the toast sandwich
November 19, 2025 at 11:12 PM
this is the biggest innovation in "putting grain inside other grain" since the toast sandwich
1) It is illegal for me to make political donations in the United States.
2) The US spends about $12,000 per person per year on health. There are countries where the spending is under $100. Money can help more people by a greater amount in those countries, and the difference isn't close.
2) The US spends about $12,000 per person per year on health. There are countries where the spending is under $100. Money can help more people by a greater amount in those countries, and the difference isn't close.
November 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
1) It is illegal for me to make political donations in the United States.
2) The US spends about $12,000 per person per year on health. There are countries where the spending is under $100. Money can help more people by a greater amount in those countries, and the difference isn't close.
2) The US spends about $12,000 per person per year on health. There are countries where the spending is under $100. Money can help more people by a greater amount in those countries, and the difference isn't close.
hello! I identify as a member of the Effective Altruism movement. I have given over $10,000 each year for the past several years to initiatives that improve health in poor countries.
There are at least several hundred people like me.
There are at least several hundred people like me.
November 18, 2025 at 4:58 AM
hello! I identify as a member of the Effective Altruism movement. I have given over $10,000 each year for the past several years to initiatives that improve health in poor countries.
There are at least several hundred people like me.
There are at least several hundred people like me.
In Canada, we round to the nearest nickel on cash purchases. For card purchases, we pay the exact amount.
This wouldn't be hard with direction from the top, but I see there is no such direction, and four states have specifically legislated no rounding. What a mess!
This wouldn't be hard with direction from the top, but I see there is no such direction, and four states have specifically legislated no rounding. What a mess!
November 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
In Canada, we round to the nearest nickel on cash purchases. For card purchases, we pay the exact amount.
This wouldn't be hard with direction from the top, but I see there is no such direction, and four states have specifically legislated no rounding. What a mess!
This wouldn't be hard with direction from the top, but I see there is no such direction, and four states have specifically legislated no rounding. What a mess!
How about only the people whose income is at least 50 percent higher than mine?
November 15, 2025 at 4:03 AM
How about only the people whose income is at least 50 percent higher than mine?
Yep, that's me! @scientificdiscovery.dev and @jacobtref.bsky.social, never change 🫶🏻
November 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Yep, that's me! @scientificdiscovery.dev and @jacobtref.bsky.social, never change 🫶🏻
His duet with himself is relatively underrated — 1/60th the views of the Barbie Girl video, but soooo good
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVUe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVUe...
A Chopin polonaise, but I play with my clone 👦🏻 👦🏻
YouTube video by Josep Castanyer Alonso
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:23 AM
His duet with himself is relatively underrated — 1/60th the views of the Barbie Girl video, but soooo good
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVUe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVUe...
"Wrote" in my own English (from Ontario, born c. 1990)
"Took" if I'm talking to Americans. This sounds pretty natural to me, even though it's not my instinctive option.
"Sat" if I'm talking to Brits. Despite some practice, this still sounds unnatural to me.
"Took" if I'm talking to Americans. This sounds pretty natural to me, even though it's not my instinctive option.
"Sat" if I'm talking to Brits. Despite some practice, this still sounds unnatural to me.
November 9, 2025 at 4:35 AM
"Wrote" in my own English (from Ontario, born c. 1990)
"Took" if I'm talking to Americans. This sounds pretty natural to me, even though it's not my instinctive option.
"Sat" if I'm talking to Brits. Despite some practice, this still sounds unnatural to me.
"Took" if I'm talking to Americans. This sounds pretty natural to me, even though it's not my instinctive option.
"Sat" if I'm talking to Brits. Despite some practice, this still sounds unnatural to me.
Nice, good luck! I will ❤️ any progress clips, even if they're of you playing Baa-Baa, Black Sheep ☺️
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Nice, good luck! I will ❤️ any progress clips, even if they're of you playing Baa-Baa, Black Sheep ☺️
"'Reed' with two E's? It's my favorite joke of all time."
November 8, 2025 at 5:04 AM
"'Reed' with two E's? It's my favorite joke of all time."
Sounds more like Claude has tried you 😬
In any case, if you'd like to see how your prompt does in Claude, I'd be happy to run it through the chatbot on my paid Anthropic plan and show you the result.
In any case, if you'd like to see how your prompt does in Claude, I'd be happy to run it through the chatbot on my paid Anthropic plan and show you the result.
November 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Sounds more like Claude has tried you 😬
In any case, if you'd like to see how your prompt does in Claude, I'd be happy to run it through the chatbot on my paid Anthropic plan and show you the result.
In any case, if you'd like to see how your prompt does in Claude, I'd be happy to run it through the chatbot on my paid Anthropic plan and show you the result.
I'm not an AI-booster, and my opinion of OpenAI is extremely negative, but have you tried Claude?
November 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I'm not an AI-booster, and my opinion of OpenAI is extremely negative, but have you tried Claude?
The project can be referred to as "Opus DEI"
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The project can be referred to as "Opus DEI"
That's amazing. Presumably the word in this case means "Chief Firefighter"?
November 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM
That's amazing. Presumably the word in this case means "Chief Firefighter"?
I think McWhorter, as a linguist, is trying to show how knowledge of phonetics can shed light on some minor political controversies. I did some linguistics and see why he thinks it's interesting!
October 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I think McWhorter, as a linguist, is trying to show how knowledge of phonetics can shed light on some minor political controversies. I did some linguistics and see why he thinks it's interesting!